guttural sounds
Deep throat sounds
Guttural sounds are harsh, throaty noises produced deep in the throat or back of the mouth.
The term describes both speech sounds—like the ch in German *Bach* or Arabic consonants—and non-speech vocalizations: growls, grunts, or the raspy cry of certain animals.
He spoke in guttural tones that suggested menace.
The word often carries connotations of roughness or primitiveness.
- croakHarsh guttural sound
- death rattleSound of expiring lungs
- snarlHostile vocal threat
- gruntLow guttural sound
- growlLow threatening sound
uvular · throaty · pharyngeal · larynx · voice box · groan · velar · fricative · deep · bellow · hoarse · glottal · gasp · gravelly · rough · rough voice · vocal cords · harsh
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- Sanskrit soundsvowels, consonants, varna, aspirates, nasals
- speech soundsvowel, diphthong, nasal, monophthong, vocal folds
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